Many scenarios, one outcome: #Iraq caught between Iran and US after terror-list uproar thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

رئيس مجلس الوزراء السيد محمد شياع السوداني، يستقبل وفد كتلة الموقف الوطني النيابية. وشهد اللقاء بحث تطورات ومستجدات الأوضاع العامة في البلاد، وما تتطلبه من تضافر جهود القوى الوطنية لتعزيز الأمن والاستقرار ودعم مشاريع الإعمار والنهضة الاقتصادية والتنموية في عموم العراق. كما

'A perfect storm': Iran's protests push government closer to reforms, experts say with input Farzan Sabet Dina Esfandiary thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

For now, Tehran is calmer. But in a country scarred by weeks of unrest, an internet blackout, and unresolved economic hardship, the quiet feels uneasy – more pause than peace. #Iran thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

UNHCR chief Barham Salih describes the war in Sudan as a humanitarian catastrophe and says an immediate ceasefire is urgently needed to ease the suffering of millions affected by the conflict #Davos26

The hardline sectarian who lost Mosul to ISIS is back to lead Iraq into a new decade of disaster.

Trump publicly enters Iraqi government negotiations, declaring opposition to Maliki’s nomination thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/0…

Iraq begins investigations into ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

Masrour Barzani advocates constitutional reform and 'sustainable solution' for Syria’s Kurds thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

Iraqi Kurdistan’s Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has called on Syrian authorities to pursue a “sustainable solution” to the Kurdish issue, after mediating a deal to end clashes that engulfed the country’s north-east in recent weeks.

Nouri al-Maliki’s surprise bid to return as PM shows many things - not least that Iraq remains a battleground for US–Iran competition. My thoughts:

Dozens of Europeans among ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

My full interview with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Munich Security Conference : Main points: War seems to be most likely outcome War will not be limited if it happens Iraqi Militias threaten to act if Iran hit Next Iraqi govt must tackle militias m.youtube.com/watch?v=KV80j3…

Iraqi Prime Minister’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition is indicating it may withdraw support for Nouri Al Maliki’s nomination to lead the next government, a move that could break the continuing political deadlock. thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

Iraq’s economy may be heading toward another difficult moment. Falling oil prices, rising spending and delayed reforms are creating a dangerous mix. “We need a surgery in the economic sphere,” an official says. “We must tighten our belts,” says another. thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…

Special Report: How oil-dependent Iraq can no longer pay the bills | The National thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026…